My $60 razor from Bob's Raxors finally showed up. What a difference from the old antique store razors that I have been trying to hone and get shave ready. While I see that I still have a lot of practice to do I can also see the light at the end of the tunnel. I was able to do so much better with this razor than with the ones that I was using before. It was definitely the razor and not all me :)
Now I just have to work on that angle...